Ok on to Detroit....

[DrW]

  On 12/14/2024 at 4:39 PM, DaVinci said:

Simple math word problem. Why has the slope of Bills succes the last 5 years been 0 and the Lions come in with a slope of 10?

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Excuse my ignorance, but what please is "the slope of success"?

[Dan]

Lots of talk about changing things up, benching Hamlin, starting Bishop, etc.; just generally seeing what guys can do.  I completely disagree. 
 

This is our last real game of the regular season.  They need to play this like a playoff game and see how they stack up against the #1 team in the NFC (based on record).  It’s the final real game!  
 

After this… we get 3 games to try things out, rest players, do whatever they want.  The only true consideration after tomorrow is seeding.  If we can win, and depending on what the Chiefs & Steelers do maybe we play things differently.  But we’ll have 3 weeks with the only real concern being can they maintain the intensity they’ll need once the playoffs start.   We still have a long way to go!  Wrapping up the division like we did is just insane for how this team is able to end the season.   But, for one more week, I’d play like it all matters; especially since they lost focus, drank too much of their own kool-aid, and ***** the bed last week.  

[MikePJ76]

Not a very flattering comment on McDermott from a team executive to Diana Russini.

 

https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5993794/2024/12/14/nfl-news-belichick-jets-kyle-shanahan-49ers/

 

The Lions are the league’s No. 1 scoring machine, with the Bills right behind them. One NFL team executive said he has eyes on the coaches in this matchup: “I am just watching to see: Will it be a gutsy Dan Campbell fourth-down dice roll that makes the difference, or a Sean McDermott clock-management decision that determines the outcome?”

[Boatdrinks]

  On 12/14/2024 at 6:22 PM, DrW said:

 

Excuse my ignorance, but what please is "the slope of success"?

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I think it’s a reference to whether the team is ascending or descending - I could be wrong though. 

[DrW]

  On 12/14/2024 at 6:48 PM, Boatdrinks said:

I think it’s a reference to whether the team is ascending or descending - I could be wrong though. 

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I thought the same, but then the comparison is pretty unfair. If you start at or close to the top, your slope will always be zero or negative. You can only have a large positive slope if you start at the bottom (what applies to Detroit). 

[T.E.]

  On 12/13/2024 at 4:10 PM, Miyagi-Do Karate said:

I think that was Schottenheimer. 
 

and people forget how they lost that game.
 

The chargers had a game-clinching interception on 4th down. The chargers DB then fumbled the ball after the pick, recovered by the Pats, who went onto score and win. Classic patriots black magic luck. 

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That was the Divisional game the year before that got Schottenheimer fired.

[Big Turk]

  On 12/14/2024 at 6:29 PM, MikePJ76 said:

Not a very flattering comment on McDermott from a team executive to Diana Russini.

 

https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5993794/2024/12/14/nfl-news-belichick-jets-kyle-shanahan-49ers/

 

The Lions are the league’s No. 1 scoring machine, with the Bills right behind them. One NFL team executive said he has eyes on the coaches in this matchup: “I am just watching to see: Will it be a gutsy Dan Campbell fourth-down dice roll that makes the difference, or a Sean McDermott clock-management decision that determines the outcome?”

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Well Dan Campbell's 4th down decisions cost them a Super Bowl appearance last year.

[Boatdrinks]

  On 12/14/2024 at 7:37 PM, Big Turk said:

 

Well Dan Campbell's 4th down decisions cost them a Super Bowl appearance last year.

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True. It’s very much a week to week, what have you done lately league. 

[NewEra]

  On 12/14/2024 at 12:20 PM, Kelly to Allen said:

 

The rams game was confusing. 

 

I understand it's hard to bring the juice in every game but ugh. 

 

Rousseau looks like Sean Jones or frickin Charles Haley in some games and doesn't play to that level in others 

 

Same thing with Oliver 

 

Heck even epenesa will flash moments of being a dominant de

 

Frustrating 

 

I really hope they make a statement against the lions. I really want to win the super bowl this year 😔

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💯 

[Since1981]

  On 12/14/2024 at 7:37 PM, Big Turk said:

Well Dan Campbell's 4th down decisions cost them a Super Bowl appearance last year.

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Yup. Gutsy is one thing. Irrational is another. 4 and 12 was just dumb

[Doc Brown]

 

[transplantbillsfan]

 

[Einstein]

Mike White!?

[Doc Brown]

  On 12/14/2024 at 9:05 PM, transplantbillsfan said:

 

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They must really like Mike White to give him two game day checks now.  He could easily be Josh's backup next year.

Edited December 14, 2024 by Doc Brown

[No_Matter_What]

What's up with these White elevations? They want him to be able to purchase more expensive Christmas gifts or what?

[Ethan in Cleveland]

No Hyde this week

[No_Matter_What]

Anyway, Smoot able to get back this quickly is great. Hopefully he stays healthy.

[Ethan in Cleveland]

Smoot could be huge. Spector is a solid reserve and good special teams guy. 

He should dress over Buffalo Joe

[Charles Romes]

No Davidson, so Kincaid looking good. 

[Process]

Smoot back is real nice. Twitter docs were thinking not until playoffs at best.